their problems and prefer to suffer in silence,
im like this, way to much pride to expose my weaknesses, i don't want ppl feeling sorry for me. is this how most guys see it?
2006-09-23 04:56:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Men's Health
sorry i'm a woman
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2006-09-23 05:03:23 · update #1
This has been a long trend that is now slowly changing. It is unhealthy to keep your issues bottled up. It is no wonder that women tend to live longer than men! All that extra built up stress takes a toll on health. I am really glad to see that many men are now allowing themselves to express themselves without feeling emasculated. I hope that you become comfortable enough with yourself that you no longer have to suffer alone in silence. I am not saying that you need to shout it out to the world, but at least have a friend or two that you can confide in. Carrying a burden alone makes it seem much heavier.
2006-09-23 05:11:57 · answer #1 · answered by Mandy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, speaking for myself: I don't prefer to suffer in silence. It is something I do out of necessity. First of all, I have no one to tell my problems to without coming off as a bit crazy or unstable. And I have noticed that very few women want to date guys who are open about their feelings. There's a pretty good discussion of this (and other issues affecting men) in the free ebook "If Men Have All the Power, How Come Women Make All the Rules." Trust me, it's not a woman-hating or conspiracy theory book. You can download the book from http://www.rulymob.com/ Have a nice day!
2006-09-23 13:41:44 · answer #2 · answered by anonymous 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do the SAME thing, believe me. As far as men doing it, with my experience, most do too. I attempted suicide when I was about 14 right after a friend of mine killed himself, and my family and only my family knew about it. I never told any of my friends because I didn't want to be weak in someone else's eyes. I wanted to keep it to myself because I was afraid of how people might treat me. If I had to do it over again, I would have been honest with the people I love. Bottling your emotions will lead to them exploding. The best thing to do is admit that have a weakness and are suffering and seek help. It will make you feel stronger to ask for help in the long run. Trust me. Good Luck.
2006-09-23 12:07:18 · answer #3 · answered by Marie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not that men don't want to expose their weaknessess it is that in our culture we've grown up being "macho" and when a guy cries or is shy or anything else he feels he is letting is "apperance" down and not holding up to that "macho" image. It is not also bad to let people see the 'true' you...
2006-09-23 11:58:26 · answer #4 · answered by kewltazdude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you a man or a woman? My Husband tells me his feelings...he doesn't go around cring or anything like that. But he does make his feelings heard. Hope this helps...
2006-09-23 11:57:56 · answer #5 · answered by yoohoosusie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a generalization, and as far as generalizations go, is probably accurate. However, there are large minorities of both sexes that do not fit this 'rule'.
2006-09-23 12:56:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. We hold it in to a point. Thats being a Man.
2006-09-23 11:58:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the right guy wont feel like that, he will be willing to talk about his issues, feelings and all,
keep looking for him
2006-09-23 11:59:55 · answer #8 · answered by starmoon464 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you trying to say you're a man?
2006-09-23 11:57:20 · answer #9 · answered by banzai 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋